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Recreation Worker Salary in Ithaca, New York

The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers in Ithaca is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Recreation Workers in Ithaca, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,780
25th Percentile Wage
$29,260
50th Percentile Wage
$33,960
75th Percentile Wage
$47,370
90th Percentile Wage
$58,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,960
-2.47% -9.13%
2021
$34,800
17.93% -
2020
$28,560
-12.32% -
2019
$32,080
18.98% -
2018
$25,990
-4.85% -
2017
$27,250
-3.96% -
2016
$28,330
1.02% -
2015
$28,040
-5.60% -
2014
$29,610
-3.99% -
2013
$30,790
-20.36% -
2012
$37,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,960 in Ithaca is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Ithaca is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingston
$36,290
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,920
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,670
Ithaca
$33,960
Syracuse
$32,950
Glens Falls
$32,560
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$32,160
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,270
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,660
Binghamton
$30,590
Rochester
$30,350
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,340
Elmira
$30,020
Utica-Rome
$29,490
Nassau-Suffolk
$28,680
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,340
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$26,490
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,120
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$25,410

See also: Top paying jobs in Ithaca, New York.